Brian Roan

The Film Stage Show Ep. 146 – Eden

We discuss the closing of The Dissolve and what it means for the state of film criticism. Perhaps fittingly we then dive into a full review of Mia Hansen-Løve's DJ odyssey Eden....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 141 – Mad Max: Fury Road

This week we talk the Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie drama Maggie, then the HBO documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. Following that we dive into our feature review of George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road....

[Review] Pitch Perfect 2

Part of the joy of the first Pitch Perfect was how unexpected it was. Every moment of heightened reality, every non sequitur, every cartoonish facet of each per...

[Review] Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

At a certain point it becomes impossible to see a great artist as a person. Rarely do we think about Van Gogh as a toddler. Try to conceptualize Martin Scorsese...